2008-2009 NCID Postdoctoral Fellow | Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Riverside
About
Dr. Jayakumar’s scholarship and teaching address racial justice and policy issues in higher education, with a focus on how institutional environments such as campus climates and cultures shape college access and outcomes and how students' experience and resist barriers to inclusive engagement.
Current Work:
Dr. Jayakumar's upcoming projects focus on addressing mechanisms of exclusion within current admissions policies and practices; and addressing the challenges of a trump-informed era of white fragility and racial backlash for advancing diversity and inclusion efforts within and beyond postsecondary institutions.
Research Area Keyword(s):
Diversity and inclusion, racial climate, racial justice, critical race praxis
